Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin said he felt that he brought something to A&M that had been somewhat lacking: "a real focus on students." He said that his decision to leave his post was driven by a desire to return to teaching. Full Story
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Texas is not expanding Medicaid eligibility, but enrollment in the program is still expected to climb under new rules created by the federal Affordable Care Act. Full Story
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The Texas Capitol has been full of protesters and demonstrators off and on for the last month as lawmakers considered abortion legislation. And activists on both sides fight have put some R-rated signs in the hands of children. Full Story
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Companies are scrambling for ways to bring Texas oil and gas to market, including claiming rights to private land. But a legislative push to block companies' efforts has stalled, leaving many landowners unsure of their property rights. Full Story
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On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: The abortion fight at the state Capitol this summer has overshadowed two other issues — transportation and criminal sentencing — lawmakers have also been asked to address. Full Story
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State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the new star of the Texas Democratic Party, raised nearly $1 million in the final two weeks of June, her campaign will reveal Monday. Full Story
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As abortion fervor faded from the Capitol over the weekend, the spotlight turned to Attorney General Greg Abbott. Full Story
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“When it comes to our freedom and our future, I will never, I will never, stop fighting,” Attorney General Greg Abbott said Sunday as he declared his candidacy for governor. Full Story
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As educators welcome the coming changes in state testing requirements, some school districts are looking ahead at another part of recently passed education reform. The state is expanding the courses that will count toward a high school diploma. Full Story
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After a long debate, Senate Republicans successfully passed an omnibus abortion restriction bill. Democrats insist they will keep fighting the measure. So, we begin this week's playlist with Levon Helm singing "Battle is Over But the War Goes On." Full Story
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In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry announced he won't seek re-election, Rick Santorum stopped by the Capitol to talk about the omnibus abortion bill and Attorney General Greg Abbott added to his campaign coffers. Full Story
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Aaronson, Luthra and M. Smith with the latest on the state’s abortion legislation, Aguilar on the slow comeback of El Paso’s Mexican sister city, Dehn on what’s next now that Gov. Rick Perry isn’t running again, KUT’s Philpott on the scramble triggered by Perry’s announcement, Root on the expectations for Texas Democrats, M. Smith on a challenge to the lieutenant governor from inside the Senate, Grissom tracks the status of sentencing for teenaged murderers, Hamilton on the resignation of Texas A&M’s president, and our do-it-yourself scorecard to rank lawmakers based on your own views: The best of our best for the week of July 8 to 12, 2013. Full Story
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UPDATED: With a vote of 19-11, the Senate on Friday night sent controversial abortion legislation to Gov. Rick Perry. While the crowd outside of the chamber chanted, there were none of the eruptions inside that helped kill the abortion bill in the first special session. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Abortion bill hits Senate floor; confiscation of items from gallery spectators creates a stir; A&M president stepping down. Full Story
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In separate instances on Thursday, Texas Department of Public Safety officers came under gunfire from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande and launched tear gas south into the country. Full Story
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Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin will step down from his position in January, he notified university leaders on Friday. Full Story
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is leaving the Obama administration and will be nominated to head the University of California, she announced on Friday. Full Story
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A look at electoral returns and public opinion data helps explain why Democratic exuberance in the days after the Wendy Davis filibuster has been replaced with more measured analyses. Full Story
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Three years after a municipal election was held under the specter of fear and death in this border city, voters on Sunday ushered in a new leader in Ciudad Juárez. But a new administration and a new peace can only go so far. Full Story
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The Democratic Party is having a hard time drawing candidates for statewide office in the 2014 elections. If no serious contender jumps in next year, the party will have given a pass to Republicans at a time of upheaval up and down the ballot. Full Story
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